THE NEW YORK AQUARIUM JOURNAL. 
16 
THE AQUARIUM GUIDE. 
The following tabulated list is designed, with 
the assistance of the accompanying ground plan, 
to serve as a guide or index to the Aquarium 
Tanks, and although it will be revised 
semi-monthly, allowance must be made for such 
changes as may be found necessary during the 
intervals between the dates of publication. 
SALT WATER SERIES. 
Tank A—Whale. 
Tank B—Seals. 
Tank C—Common Flounder, Cod Fish, 
Haddock, Sharp-nosed Sturgeon, Blunt-nosed 
Sturgeon, Torpedo or Cramp 
Fish, Prickly Skate, Summer 
Skate and Eggs, Sand Shark, 
Smooth Dog Fish, Ling, Sea 
Haven,* Green Turtle, Lob¬ 
ster,* Sea Bass, Black Fish 
or Tautog. 
Tank E—Striped Bass, 
Weak Fish, Crab. 
Tank F—Sea Ea c ', Ameri¬ 
can Angler.* 
Tank G—Star Fish, Sea 
Cucumber, Sea Anemones, 
(Echinus—Sea Egg), Tube 
borers, etc. etc. 
SALT WATER TABLE TANKS. 
Tank b—The Porgies. 
Tank c — Gurnards, web-fingered; Sea 
Swallow* ; Killi Fish ; Toad Fish; Algae, etc. 
Tank d—Sea Raven* ; Algae ; Gaster- 
poda ; Craw Fish, etc. 
Tank e—Butter Fish ; Large Spider Crab ; 
Slieepshead Lebias. 
Tank i— Butter fish ; Spotted Bergall; 
Black Fish. 
Tank g—Lafayette ; King-Crab, young. 
Tank h—Lady-crab ; Hermits.* 
Tank i—Yonnc Black Fish; Slieepshead ; 
FRESH WATER SERIES. 
Tank H—Common Cat 
Fish, Blue Cat Fish, Yellow 
Perch, Sucker, Fresh Water 
Dog fish, Common pond fish. 
Tank I—Yellow Perch, 
Algal (Brook Pickerel), 
Shiner, Blue Cat fish. 
Tank J—Carp, Pearl Carp, 
Golden Carp, Mottled Carp, 
Silver Shells 
Tank K—Brown Cat-fish, 
Common Cat, Blue Cat, 
Fresh Water Dog fish, Lake 
Sturgeon, Maskellonge, (Eel 
Conger) Gar Pike,* Pickerel 
Common Pond fish, “ Seneca 
Laker,” (Localism), Bass. 
SALTWATER SERIES, 
Tank L—Shoal of Striped 
Bass, Black fish, Sea Perch. 
Tank M — Lafayette Fish, Flouuder, Brand¬ 
ed Corvina or Red Bass, Blue fish, Young 
Skate, Black fish. 
Tank N—Black fish. Eel; Striped Bass; 
Manhaden ; Laf yette ; King Crab ; Cod fish, 
large. * 
Tank O—Blue fish, Porgee. 
Tank P—Lobster, Lady-crab ; Edible Crab, 
Spider Crab ; Hermit Crab ;* Spotted Crab ; 
Lobster ;* Bermuda Lobster. * 
Tank Q — Lings. 
Tank R—Rock Cod. 
Tank S —Lobster,* 
TankT — Bass ; Shad, young ; Mossbunkei . 
Fall Herring; Pompino. 
entrance: 
Ground Plan of the New York Aquarium. 
Lebias ; Common Toad fish ; Fiddlers; 
Shrimps ; Spotted Crab ; Spider Crab. 
Tank j—Killi Fish; King Crab; Sheeps- 
head ; Lebias ; Hermit Crab ;* Fiddlers, etc. 
Tank k—Algae ; Killi Fish ; Black Fish ; 
Lafayette ; Spider Crab ; Fiddlers ; Hermit; 
Edible Crab. 
Tank 1 —Black Fish andyoung; Algae, etc. 
FRESH WATER TABLE TANKS. 
Tank m—-New York Shiner. 
| Tank n—Brown Cat Fish ; Yellow Perch ; 
| Tank c—Brook Pickerel ; Dace for food. 
Tank p—Common Pond Fish. 
Tank q—Black Headed Dace. 
Tank r—Hell Bonder 
Tank s—Long-oared Pond Fish ; Yellow 
Perch. 
Tank t—Dace, young ; Young Pond Fish ; 
Young Eels ; Turtle. 
Tank u—Young Dace ; Shiners. 
Tank v-—Tadpole ; Dace. 
Tank w—Sun Fish ; Catfish ; Banded 
Proteus. 
Tank x—Yellow Perch ; Pond Fish. 
Tank y—Lake Trout ; Tadpole, Young 
Catfish. 
Tank z — Brook Trout; 
Sticklebacks ;* Lake Trout; 
Miller’s Thumb. 
POST TANKS. 
Tank 1—Young Salt Water 
Green Turtle; Coral ; Algae. 
Tank 2—Black Headed 
Dace. 
Tank 3—Crimson Spotted 
Triton. 
Tank 4—Fresh water Lob¬ 
ster ; Dace, Algae. 
Tank 5—Algae ; Unio ; 
Munnon. 
Tank 6—Dace. 
Tank 7—Young Cat Fish, 
Lobster, etc. 
lank 8—Sea Anemones; 
Algae. 
lwLik 9—Sticklebacks * 
Tank U—Sea Lion. 
Tank V—Brook Trout. 
Tank W—Fish hatching 
troughs.* 
***The Asterisks that fol¬ 
low many of the names con¬ 
tained in the above list, are 
designed to indicate that the 
fish thus designated is fully 
described on pages 14 and 15 
of the present issue of this 
Journal. In certain instan¬ 
ces, where a recent removal 
of fish has been deemed 
necessary previous to a re¬ 
vision of this list, informa¬ 
tion regarding its location 
can be obta ned from the 
regularly appointed assist¬ 
ants, who are constantly in attendance for 
the sole pmrpase of answering questions. 
The Managers of the Aquarium make their 
grateful acknowledgements to Mr. B. B. Porter, 
of Oakland, Bergen Co., N. J., for his valuable 
contributions to the tanks of the Aquarium. 
Among the living specimens presented by Mr. 
Porter are the following : 
Miller’s Thumb. Kennebec Salmon. 
Rock Suckers. Sun Fish. 
Yellow Perch. Rock Bass. 
Lake Trout. Water Plants. 
Chub, or River White Fish. 
Our thankful acknowledgements are also due 
to Mr. Furman, of Maspeih, L. I., for the col¬ 
lection of Brook Trout now exhibited in 
Tank Y. 
